Splashboard



Feb. 15 1927. 1,618,032

F. WILKES SPLASfiBOARD Filed Oct; so. 1926 INVENTOR Patented Feb. 15,1927.

UNITED STATES FEEDER-1C WILKES, OF WILKINSBURG, PENNSYLVANIA.

SPLASHBOARD.

Application filed October 30, 1926. Serial No. 145,107.

My invention relates to splash boards, and particularly to a board orguard plate for preventing a person being splashed when standing at asink.

One object of my invention is to provide a splash guard of more simpleand effective form than those heretofore employed.

Another object of my invent-ion is to provide a splash board havingsupporting means which are automatically adjustable to sinks of varioussizes and contours.

One form which my invention may take is shown in the accompanyingdrawing wherein Fig. 1 is a transverse sectional view of a portion of asink with my splash board in position; Fig. 2 is a rear elevational viewof the board of Fig. 1, viewed from the right hand side of Fig. '1; Fig.3 is about elevational view of the board, and Fig. 4: is a view, on anenlarged scale, taken on the line IVIV of Fig. 2.

The board or guard plate 5 is preferably of sheet metal which may besuitably enameled. The plate 5 is provided with an upper curved edge 6that serves to stiffen the plate and to present a smooth surface to thebody of the. user, and which may also serve to assist in catching waterwhich is splashed against the plate. The vertical edges are rolled orbeaded as indicated at 7, to stiffen the plate and permit use ofmaterial of lighter gage. The plate is also provided with a perforation8 that ermits it to be conveniently hung on a nail or hook when removedfrom the sink.

Metal straps 9, are welded or otherwise secured to the back of the plate5 and have eyes formed in the ends thereof, through which the rods 10extend and by which said rods are supported for rotative movement. Therods are bent at their lower ends so that they will not becomeaccidentally removed from the eyes. At their upper ends, the rodsare'bent back so that they can be suspended upon the edge of a sink.These bent portions may be of any desired form, to fit sink edges ofvarious contours.

The pivotal mounting of the rods 10 permlts them to be fold-ed fiatwiseagainst the plate 5 when the guard is not in use, as shown by dottedlines in Fig. 2. The pivotal mounting of the rods 10 also permits themtobe turned at an angle to the position shown in Fig. 1, to closelyengage sink rims of smaller sizes than that shown in Fig. 1. The rodsmay be of spring steel so as to yieldably grip the edge of a sink, ormay be of softer metal so that they can be readily bent to fit a sink ofany size.

From the foregoing, it will be seen that I provide a splash guard thatmay be readily applied to a sink without the use of screws and similarfastening devices, and which can be folded to compact form when not inuse, and. there being no loose parts which may become lost or misplaced.

It will be understood that a single hook may be employed, and that thehooks may be disposed for pivotal movement about axes that arenon-vertical, and that they may be mounted in various other positionswith respect to the plate 5.

I claim as my invention:

1. A splash guard for sinks, comprising a plate,'and a rod pivotallysupported upon one side of said plate, for movement about a verticalaxis, the said rod being provided with a hook portion for engaging therim of a sink and being disposed wholly within the boundaries of theplane of the plate.

2. A splash guard for sinks, comprising :1 plate, and avertically-disposedsink-engaging hook disposed on one surface of theplate, to each side of the vertical center line of the plate and beingdisposed wholly within the boundaries of the plane of the plate, thehooks havinglrotative movement about vertical axes from planes at rightangles theretoto a plane in parallelism therewith.

In testimony whereof I, the said Funn- ERTO Wmxes, have hereunto set myhand;

FREDERIO WILKES.

